The Expedition of the Chesapeak to Circassia (1864) is a rare political pamphlet published in London during the final phase of the Russo-Circassian War. More than a narrative of a single expedition, it examines British, Russian, Polish, and Circassian political networks and argues that Russia sought to subdue Circassia not only through military force but also through espionage, internal division, and political manipulation.

One of the document's most remarkable sections reproduces what is presented as the confession of the Hungarian adventurer Bangya, describing an alleged strategy for bringing Circassia under Russian control. According to the text, the plan called for installing a compliant native ruler, discouraging the Circassians from expecting foreign assistance, engineering military defeats to undermine resistance, securing nominal submission to the Tsar, introducing Russian garrisons, and ultimately integrating the country through commerce, administration, and cultural influence rather than outright conquest alone.

For researchers of the Circassian Genocide and the Russian conquest of the Caucasus, this publication offers valuable contemporary evidence of how observers understood Russian imperial strategy. Whether or not every allegation can be independently verified, the pamphlet provides important insight into contemporary perceptions of Russian methods of conquest, the political struggles surrounding the Circassian resistance, and the international debates that accompanied the final destruction of independent Circassia.